Magazine Awards, Part Eight

France Football’s Ballon d’Or:

Year 1979:

Player of the year: Kevin Keegan (England and SV Hamburg)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1759, December 25, 1979

(Kevin Keegan)

Onze’s Onze d’Or:

Year 1986:

Player of the year: Diego Maradona (Argentina and Napoli)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 132, December 1986

(Diego Maradona)

World Soccer’s Player of the Year:

Year 1989:

Player of the year: Ruud Gullit (Holland and AC Milan)

Manager of the Year: Arrigo Sacchi (AC Milan)

Team of the year: AC Milan

Photo From: World Soccer, December 1989

(Ruud Gullit)

France Football’s African Ballon d’Or:

Year 1984:

Player of the year: Theophile Abega (Cameroon and Toulouse)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2021 , January 1, 1985

(Theophile Abega)